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Jul 6, 4:50 AM:
Starting just three years ago, the Hampton School Board officially entered into a partnership with Ford Next Generation to create career academies in the public high schools, Woods said. Each high school had a focus and >

Jun 5, 7:15 AM:
Launched in 2009, IMPACT’s key evaluative elements were student standardized test scores and the results of classroom observations from “master” teachers. Over the year, the emphasis put on each component changed and >

May 31, 6:19 AM:
CAREER Technical Education, formerly known as vocational education, has been a neglected part of America’s educational system for decades. It used to be widely available to high school students who did not plan on >

May 25, 6:59 AM:
The superintendent of Virginia’s fifth-largest school system is becoming the state’s public schools chief. James Lane, who leads Chesterfield County’s schools, was appointed state superintendent of public instruction >

Mar 20, 6:26 AM:
The School Board on Monday unanimously voted to approve a five-year contract renewal for the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. The Richmond Public Schools administration recommended its approval. A vote had >

Mar 7, 7:06 AM:
Monroe is considered one of the best vocational schools in the nation because it gives students a chance to earn the certificates they need to enter the workforce. The changes come as Monroe prepares to move into the new >

Jan 30, 6:19 AM:
One Franklin County group of families made the choice to enroll students in the Classical Conversations home-schooling program – just in time for National School Choice Week, Jan. 21 through Jan. 27.

Jan 29, 7:34 AM:
The so-called Tebow bill has been a recurring piece of proposed Virginia legislation for nearly 20 years. Nicknamed after Heisman-winning football player and former home-schooled student Tim Tebow, the bill seeks to allow >

Jan 25, 7:44 AM:
A group of elementary school students stood at the front of the Richmond Prep Christian Academy assembly room dressed in school uniforms and smiles from ear to ear. Around their necks were yellow scarves with graduation >

Jan 24, 8:29 AM:
Across the country, schools are participating in National School Choice Week creating awareness about the many different educational options for students. In Virginia, Senator Mark Obenshain is hoping to make charter >

Nov 6, 6:00 AM:
A conservative group is seizing on Democrat Ralph Northam's opposition to pro-school choice legislation in recent years, as it makes its closing argument for why Virginia voters shouldn't put Northam in the governor's >

Oct 31, 5:16 AM:
Students in high-poverty schools, or schools where at least 75 percent receive free and reduced-price lunch, have less access to core subjects like math and science, lower levels of state and local funding for instructors, >

Sep 28, 5:26 AM:
When the state released official results last month, Park View not only scored well enough to reach full accreditation, but students performed slightly better than expected, Flowers said. As of Wednesday, only 14 Virginia >

Sep 20, 5:38 AM:
Fewer than one in five people in the Richmond community approve of the overall quality of education in Richmond Public Schools, according to a survey done by a consulting firm hired by the division.

Jun 8, 6:35 AM:
More than a half-dozen advocacy groups asked elected leaders on Wednesday to delay implementing Mayor Levar Stoney’s signature education initiative until a new Richmond Public Schools superintendent is hired. >